Malaysia elections

Less than a year since the last general election, the country's political parties are gearing up for another round of electoral battle across six states.

Ahead of the August 12 elections, the country remains highly politically polarized along ethnic lines.

The six state polls, especially those in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan, shape as a crucial political test for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's Pakatan Harapan coalition.

The decision comes amid a rise in racial and religious online rhetoric as the country moves toward important state elections.

The rare intervention by Sultan Ibrahim follows a report of a plot by disgruntled MPs to abandon Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's unity government.

The case is likely to raise the political temperature ahead of a string of important state elections later this year.

Who the newly appointed prime minister chooses could determine the fate of his sprawling unity government.

Perikatan Nasional’s campaign on the popular social media platform appears to have paid off.

At last week's election, the extraordinary, six-decade-long political journey of Mahathir Mohamad reached its quiet terminus.

Anwar said he would submit his government to a vote of confidence on December 19.

While the November 19 election resulted in a victory for his multi-ethnic Pakatan Harapan bloc, the forces of conservative Malay nationalism have perhaps never been stronger.